Alabama Agriculture
Hall of Honor
2024 Hall of Honor Inductees: William T. Stallworth, Don Ball and Hollis Isbell
The Alabama Agriculture Hall of Honor was established in 1984 to recognize and celebrate the work of some of our state’s top agricultural leaders. Three individuals are added to the Hall of Honor each year by vote from the Auburn University Agricultural Alumni Association.
The program also presents the annual Pioneer Award posthumously for individuals whose careers advanced Alabama agriculture in significant ways.
If you would like to make a gift in honor or memory, please visit the link below. Use the search bar to find and select “Agriculture, Greatest Need”.
2025 HALL OF HONOR BANQUET
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
AU HOTEL & CONFERENCE CENTER
2025 HALL OF HONOR INDUCTEES
AGRIBUSINESS
- Galen Grace
EDUCATION/GOVERNMENT
- John Henderson
PRODUCTION
- Bill Kyser
2025 PIONEER AWARD RECIPIENTS
Families of these Pioneer Award recipients will be recognized
- Glenn Forrester
- Sidney Branch Meadows and Glenn Sidney Meadows
History
In December 1984, the AU Agricultural Alumni Association approved a resolution to establish the Alabama Agriculture Hall of Honor with a sole purpose to bestow honor and recognition upon living Alabamians who have made significant contributions to the state’s agricultural industry.
The initial inductees consisted of three members, with not more than three new members to be added each year. In later years, the selection process evolved to identify individuals from three primary sectors of the industry–agribusiness, production and education/government.
In May 1995, the Agricultural Pioneer Award was established to posthumously recognize individuals whose lives and work impacted the industry.
Each year, in conjunction with the association’s annual meeting, a banquet is held to honor that year’s recipients and their families. Comer Hall is home to a permanent exhibit that is open to the public that showcases the recipients of the Hall of Honor and Pioneer awards.